Herbal remedies supply a novel prospect for the treatment of atherosclerosis: A review of current mechanism studies

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 159-167

  Zeng, Yu ^a   Song, Ju Xian ^b   Shen, Xiang Chun ^a  

^a GUIZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; chronic inflammation; endothelial dysfunction; herbal medicines; oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

2,3,4',5 TETRAHYDROXYSTILBENE 2 O BETA DEXTRO GLUCOSIDE; 3 (3,4 DIHYDROXYPHENYL)LACTIC ACID; ARTEMISIA PRINCES EXTRACT; BERBERINE; CRYPTOTANSHINONE; CURCUMA LONGA EXTRACT; CURCUMIN; EMODIN; GLABRIDIN; GLABROL; GLYCYRRHETINIC ACID; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA EXTRACT; JACEOSIDIN; LITHOSPERMIC ACID; MULBERRY EXTRACT; NELUMBO NUCIFERA EXTRACT; PANAX NOTOGINSENG EXTRACT; PEONOL; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; PUERARIN; RHUBARB EXTRACT; SALVIA MILTIORRHIZA EXTRACT; SALVIANOLIC ACID B; SAPONIN; SEROTONIN DERIVATIVE; TANSHINONE IIA; TRITERPENOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; URSOLIC ACID;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTEMISIA PRINCES; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CURCUMA LONGA; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TARGETING; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FALLOPIA MULTIFLORA; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MACROPHAGE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MONOCYTE; MULBERRY; NONHUMAN; PAEONIA LACTIFLORA; PANAX NOTOGINSENG; POLYGONUM LOBATA; REVIEW; RHEUM UNDULATUM; SAFFLOWER; SALVIA MILTIORRHIZA; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CURCUMA; HUMANS; PANAX NOTOGINSENG; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RHEUM; SALVIA MILTIORRHIZA;

CURCUMA LONGA; PANAX NOTOGINSENG; RHEUM UNDULATUM; SALVIA MILTIORRHIZA;

EID: 84856274682     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.3587     Document Type: Review

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